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Adjective
She spent the summer doing clerical work for a lawyer.
a member of our clerical staff
The mistake was due to a clerical error.
Noun
some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The posting lists several requirements – recordkeeping, clerical support to the mayor and aldermen, proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
From political infighting among an international coterie of bishops, to nosy clerical gossiping, to Isabella Rossellini as a nun with ulterior motives, to car bombs, the movie — based on an airport novel of the same name by Robert Harris — is arguably overwrought and overstuffed, if endlessly fun.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
However, a clerical error resulted in Trinity receiving $5,057,850.
—Wpec Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
His mayoral campaign at the time blamed it on clerical errors and small campaign staff.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The posting lists several requirements – recordkeeping, clerical support to the mayor and aldermen, proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
From political infighting among an international coterie of bishops, to nosy clerical gossiping, to Isabella Rossellini as a nun with ulterior motives, to car bombs, the movie — based on an airport novel of the same name by Robert Harris — is arguably overwrought and overstuffed, if endlessly fun.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
However, a clerical error resulted in Trinity receiving $5,057,850.
—Wpec Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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